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Feb. 27,'1923 A. BELDEN.

WATERING DEVICE- FILED MAR. 6| 1922.

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Patented Feb. Z7, i923.

UNET

W'ATERING DEVXCE.

Application sied Match e, ieee.

To all tif/71cm t may concern:

Be it known that l, Anm-run BnLnnN, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Harvard, Nebraska, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Watering Devices, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a stock watering trough and has for itsprimary object to produce a device of such a construction that the watertherein will not freeze during severe weather and will automaticallymaintain a constant level in the drinking portion of the trough.

Another object is to provide means to prevent the water in the devicefrom becoming contaminated with mud, refuse, sticks or the like, whichusually takes place whenever any open trough is allowed to remain assuch in a barnyard for any length of time.

Other objects and advantages will appear as the description proceeds.

To this end my invention consists in providing a main reservoir intowhich the water enters, being regulated by any suitable automatic means.This supply is preferably located in a manner to reduce freezing dangerto a minimum, such as by entering from the lower side thereof, whichutilizes the natural heat of the earth. Communicating with thisreservoir is a drinking trough of suit able construction, which troughis provided with a circulation system which will keep the temperature ofthe water therein above the freezing temperature. Additional means v areprovided to prevent the circulation system from clogging which will bemore specifically described hereinafter.

In the drawings I have illustrated one embodiment of the portion of myinvention which has been chosen for illustration only as required bylaw, but it is understood that l do not wish to be limited to theconstruction, combination or arrangement of parts shown, as obviouslyvarious changes and modifications will occur to those skilled in the artand still fall within the scope of the claim.

In these drawings:

Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation showing the relation of the parts to thefrost preventing medium.

Fig. 2 is a plan of one form of my device.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 1s an end elevation of Fig. 2.

Serial No. 541,86.

Fig. is a detail of the drinking portion of the device.

In the embodiment illustrated l provide a rueservoirhaving a watersupply pipe entering at the bottom preferably passing underground belowthe frost penetration line to the source of supply. Suitable means areprovided to automatically regulate the flow of water to the reservoir asby means of a float valve operating in the usual manner.

A drinking trough islocated adjacent to and communicating with thereservoir, said communicating opening being below the wae ter level inorder that floating refuse will not be conducted into the drinkingportion. This drinking portion is also provided with a circulationsystem which may introduce a coil of pipes or the like having .itstrough! attached ends at different levels. If a system of this characteris used, it has been found satisfactory to extend such pipes around thereservoir, the whole to be packed to a suitable depth with fresh stablemanure which will warm the water in the circulation system, whichbecause of the known principles of the thermo siphon will keep the waterin the drinking portion above the freezing tempera-ture. Obviously thewater in the reservoir will also be warmed to acertain extent by thedirect contact of the heat-- ing medium to the walls thereof and alsobecause of the communication between the water in 'the drinking portionand that in the reservoir, but it is imperative that the heated waterfrom the circulation system should flow first with the drinking portionof the device. llt has been found desirable to construct baiiie platesover the opening in the drinking portion leading to the circula tionsystem in order to prevent refuse from clogging the circulation system.

lf found desirable the drinking portion niajv be provided with asuitably arranged covering and the reservoir ma)v be provided withup-staiuling means to retain the manure in the place desired.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, I have shown areservoir, l., having` a water supply pipe 2, entering at the bottomthereof, the entrance to the reservoir being coveredrby a suitable valve3 connected by links -l to lever 5, which is pivoted on a fulcrum 6, thelever being supplied with a float 7, in the usual manner to regulate thewater supply according 'to the desired level or' the water.

An 'opening 8, is provided' in the reservoir intermediate the normallevel of water and the bottom of thel trough for the purpose abovestated, said opening communicating witha drinking portion 9, of thetrough located adjacent thereto. This portion may be of any desiredshape, which will undoubtedly vary according to circumstances, but Ihave shown it to be of an'elongated conliguration.

The circulation system as illustrated has been found to be satisfactoryand includes a hollow member 10, extending backwardly from the drinkingportion on each side of the reservoir and behind the latter. rThe inletend 11, of this system'is located. below the outlet 12, in order thatthe convection currents of the heated fluid may rise and pass outwardlythrough the opening 12, into the trouglnthe cooler fluid passing throughopening 11, into the system and the cycle of heating repeated. Obviouslythis circulation system may be greatly varied and I have illustratedthis form merely because ot `its simplicity.

I haveshown baffles 13, located between the front and rear walls of thedrinking portion of the trough, preferably extending nearly tothe'bottomV of the trough and at least below the normal level of theliquid and the openings 11e-12, said battles being rprovided with aseries of perforations 14, if

found desirable. Coverings 15, extending between the end portions of thedrinking` portion and the baffles will `prevent refuse from falling intothis portion of the trough. I have shown a cover 16, hingedly connectedto the rear wall of the drinking portion, but any suitable Ineanso't'attachment may be substituted therefor,` or if found idesirable thecover may be eliminated. I have likewise illustrated a removable cover17, on the reservoir portion, but likewise other arrangement of thesepartslmay be found desirable. f i

In the simple ytorni of the circulation system illustrated, the hollowmembers 10, are v shown. supported from the reservoir, although this isa detail illustrated merely to form an operative device and is not "tobe construed in a limiting` sense.

`What I claim is: Y

A receptacle adapted to receive water, including a mainreservoir-portion@ drinking.;` tank fed from but exterior tosaidreservoir portion, a circulation system for the water in said drinkingtank spaced from and sur roundingsaid reservoir, and embedded in meansto heat the same, said drinking tank having end walls and perforatedpartitions in proximity'to said end walls, said circulation systemhaving its water entry and f exit between the partitions and end walls.In testimony whereot` I aiiixmy signature.

ARTHUR BELDEN,

